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Children’s winter reading challenge

Published 14th November 2020 Following the success of the Summer Reading Challenge, children across Southend are being invited to join the Winter Mini Challenge and become reading heroes. The Winter Mini Challenge, which runs from Tuesday 1st December 2020 – Friday 15th January 2021, encourages children to keep up their…

Southend Residents’ Newsletter, Autumn 2020

Published 6th November 2020 Virus restrictions mean that we’ve been unable to deliver the latest edition of our residents’ newsletter right across the borough, so we’ve made a copy available to download or read on screen by clicking here. Among the issues it covers are our Labour-led Council’s plans to…

Survey – Council’s Empty Homes Strategy

Southend Council is in the process of formulating its Empty Homes Strategy for the next five years. It will set out a continued commitment to the work already begun by the Labour-led administration to reduce the number of empty homes in the borough, to increase the availability of good quality…

Conservation plans for Hamlet Court Road proposed

Published 27th October 2020 Part of Westcliff could become the Borough’s newest conservation area under plans being considered by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s cabinet next week. The cabinet is set to discuss (item 13, Tuesday 3 November) whether to launch a public consultation over proposals to designate a section of Hamlet…

Dedicated website launched for Southend pier

Published 26th October 2020 A new website dedicated to Southend pier has been launched to provide information on the history of the pier, upcoming events and raise the profile of our most famous visitor attraction. The website has been set up to give some insight into the history of Southend…

Southend Council steps in to plug free school meals gap caused by government refusal

Published 26th October 2020 Councillor Ian Gilbert, Labour Leader of Southend Council, says “The Government may not feel that feeding vulnerable and hungry children is important, but we in Southend will look after our own. As soon as it became clear after last Wednesday’s House of Commons vote and representations…

Honour the fallen whilst protecting the living

Published 23rd October 2020 Residents are being urged to ‘honour the fallen whilst protecting the living’ as remembrance services across the country are altered this year to ensure the safety of local communities. In Southend-on-Sea there will be no public parade and service at the Cenotaph. A small private ‘night…

‘Shop Local, Shop Southend-on-Sea’ campaign launched

Published 1st October 2020 Southend-on-Sea residents are being urged to shop locally to support the borough’s retail and business sector. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has launched the ‘Shop Local, Shop Southend-on-Sea’ campaign, to highlight and promote the wealth of excellent local businesses our shopping districts have to offer. Labour Councillor Kevin…

Helpline launched for parents concerned about school during COVID-19

Published 25th September 2020 A support helpline has being set up for parents who have concerns about sending their children to school due to COVID-19. The school attendance helpline has been set up by the school nursing team at Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. This was in response to the number of…

Improvement works to town centre ‘Gateway’

Published 25th September 2020 Work is underway on the next phase of a project to modernise a major gateway into Southend town centre. The £4m Southend Central Area Transport Scheme (S-CATS) – funded through the Local Growth Fund – seeks to improve travel and public spaces in the town centre to support…

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